Outgoing Indonesian President Praises Democracy Momentum

Yudhoyono Vows to Support Successor on Weighty Issues Such as Energy Subsidies, Universal Health Care

By

Andreas Ismar

Aug. 15, 2014 9:36 a.m. ET

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday praised the strides of his country's young democracy and said it has shown that "democracy, Islam, and modernity" can coexist.

The president delivered his assessment in the wake of the country's most divisive presidential election ever. Joko Widodo was declared the winner in last month's balloting, although the Constitutional Court will...